Gomery was the chief engineer on the Namerican Empire's first starship, the Claud. He set the ship at Warp 3 on its maiden voyage. The ship's captain assured Gomery that the ship "won't go too boldly at first."

Gomery is named after the character Montgomery Scott, chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise on the original Star Trek TV series. The Captain's remark parodies the Enterprise motto "to boldly go where no man has gone before."